Fourth and Gold

06/12/2026

Our favorite letters to receive💛

Fourth and Gold doesn’t exist without you, the community, believing in our work and trusting us to see our mission come to fruition.

We’re so thankful.

Happy Fourth and Gold Friday🎗️

06/11/2026

It's absolutely crazy, but we're working on our ✨10th Annual Childhood Cancer Awareness Month T-Shirt Fundraiser✨

Every year, this fundraiser has grown bigger than the last, and thanks to your support, Fourth and Gold has funded $576,000 in childhood cancer research grants since 2022. Every single dollar raised from these shirts goes right back into our mission of funding less toxic, more effective treatments for children with cancer.
Just like in previous years, our shirt design (created by Casler Creates) will feature the names of childhood cancer warriors — past, present, and forever remembered. 💛

If you'd like your warrior's name included, please send us their first and last name by June 25.

For privacy reasons, submissions must come directly from a parent, guardian, or the patient themselves.

You can submit names by:
💛 Commenting below
💛 Sending us a DM
💛 Emailing [email protected]

Please help us spread the word by sharing this post and tagging fellow warrior families. We want every family who wishes to be included to have the opportunity.

Seeing hundreds of names come together each year is a powerful reminder of why we do this work. We can't wait to honor so many incredible warriors again this year. 💛

(2025 shirt pictured)

06/10/2026

🎡 Carnival flicks ✨

📸: Hillary Raulerson Photography

06/08/2026

Yesterday we hosted our very first Family Carnival, and we had the best time!😎

This was unlike any event we've ever put on, and we're so glad we took the leap. It was such a special way to celebrate our community and everything we've been able to accomplish together for childhood cancer research.

A huge thank you to everyone who helped make the day run smoothly. From setup to breakdown, we couldn't ask for better people in our corner.

We hope everyone who attended had an amazing day, and we already can't wait to do it again next year!

Cheers to bounce houses, fishing booths, balloon darts, slime-making kits, football tosses, face painting, magicians, great food, and RESEARCH. 💛

06/06/2026

LAST CHANCE FOR EARLY BIRD TICKETS! 🚨

Today is the FINAL day to grab your tickets for just $10! 🎉
Get them here: onecau.se/carnival4

🎟️ Tickets will be $15 at the door tomorrow, so save money and get yours today!

Your entry fee includes ALL games, activities, crafts, entertainment, and bounce houses! (Food and purchases from outside vendors not included.)

🍴 Food Trucks:
• Royal Bowls & Smoothies
• DNP Cupcakery
• Flame Broiler
• King of Pops

🎪 Games, Crafts & Fun:
🏈 Football Toss
🎯 Target Shooting
🌽 Corn Hole Toss
🎣 Fishing Booth
✨ Hair Tinsel & Hair Styling
🎭 Mask Coloring
🪄 Magician
🟢 Slime Making Kits
🎄 Ornament Making Kits
🏃 Sack Races
🥚 Egg Drop Races
🏓 Ping Pong in the Jar Challenge
🎈 Balloon Dart Throw
🎨 Face Painter
🎵 DJ
🏰 2 Bounce Houses

Bring the whole family for a day packed with fun, food, and memories while supporting an incredible cause.

💛 All proceeds support childhood cancer research.

We cannot wait to see you tomorrow! Get your discounted tickets before the day ends!

A link to First and Gold Family Fun Day's event page.

06/01/2026

IT'S CARNIVAL WEEK! 🎪

This Sunday, join us for the Fourth and Gold Family Carnival and help us raise funds and awareness for childhood cancer research! 💛

For just $10 pre-registration ($15 at the door), you'll get access to:
✨ 2 bounce houses
✨ Face painting
✨ A live magician
✨ DJ & music
✨ Hair styling
✨ Craft stations (slime kits, ornament kits, and more!)
✨ Carnival games (potato sack races, darts, fishing booth, and so much more!)

We'll also have delicious food trucks on site serving up food and treats throughout the day! 🌭🍧

Whether you're bringing the kids, the grandparents, your neighbors or your friends, there's something for everyone. We're so excited to host our very first Family Carnival and celebrate our amazing community while supporting the fight against childhood cancer.

Come spend the day with us, make some memories, and help fund life-changing pediatric cancer research. 💛

📍 Sunday, June 7 at Jacksonville University Rock Stadium
🎟️ $10 pre-registration | $15 at the door

onecau.se/carnival4

We can't wait to see you there!

05/27/2026

Friends 💛

Does anyone have a popcorn machine and/or cotton candy machine we could borrow for the day at our First and Gold Family Carnival! Reach out to us at [email protected] or send us a DM if so!

Our carnival is under 2 weeks away and we are SO excited to celebrate with the families, friends, volunteers, and community members who have helped make all of this possible. In just a few short years, together we’ve been able to grant $576,000 to pediatric cancer research. 💛

We’ll have games, craft booths, competitions (hello potato sack races 👀), face painting, hair tinsel, a magician, bounce houses, food trucks, and so much more!

Sign up now for $5 off admission: onecau.se/carnival4
(Kids under 5 are free!)

A link to First and Gold Family Fun Day's event page.

05/22/2026

Every day, about 47 (on the rise) children in the United States are diagnosed with cancer. That means today, somewhere, a family heard the words that changed everything.

And while ringing the bell at the end of treatment is one of the most beautiful moments we get to witness… it’s also something people don’t always understand. Finishing treatment doesn’t mean the fear disappears.

It means parents suddenly go from constant scans, appointments, nurses, and monitoring… to silence.
It means learning how to breathe without a medical team surrounding you every day. It means wondering before every fever, every bruise, every complaint of pain ... “what if it’s back?”

Childhood cancer changes families forever, not just during treatment, but long after.

At Fourth and Gold, this is why we fight so hard for better, safer, more effective treatments. So more children survive, more families get the chance to heal and so one day, survivorship doesn’t have to come with so much fear attached to it.

Behind every statistic is a child who deserves a future, and a family who deserves more than fear. That is why this mission matters. That is why we keep going.💛

Join us in our fight against childhood cancer:
www.fourthandgold.org

Come spend a few hours with us at our all inclusive carnival on June 7th:
onecau.se/carnival4

A link to First and Gold Family Fun Day's event page.

05/19/2026

🎪 We’re getting everything ready for our First and Gold Family Carnival on 6/7 at JU and we want to make sure we’re stocked up with enough food, games, prizes, vendors, and fun for everyone coming out! 💛

If you’re planning to attend, can you drop a comment below, RSVP on the facebook event site or pre-purchase your tickets here: onecau.se/carnival4

We’ve got carnival games, crafts, food, vendors, family activities, bounce houses and we want to make sure we’re fully prepared for the best experience possible for all of our families and supporters.

05/13/2026

We still need volunteers for our First and Gold Family Carnival on June 7th at JU 🎡💛

Think trunk-or-treat style… but carnival version. We’re looking for people, families, businesses, teams, friend groups, anyone willing to run a game booth, craft table, activity or fun station for the kids. You can totally make it your own and get creative with it.

Easy games, themed booths, prizes, crafts, sports challenges, face paint, goofy ideas… all of it works. The goal is just to make the day fun for families while raising money for childhood cancer research.

Right now we REALLY need more people to step up and help fill out the event. A lot of these kids and families have been through more than most of us can imagine, and this day is meant to give them a chance to just be kids for a while.

If you want to host a booth, volunteer, or have questions shoot us an email at [email protected]

onecau.se/carnival4

*Tickets are also open, $10 early bird and $15 at the door🎫*